US Patent Issued on Nov. 3 for "Storage drive carrier with a latch arm having a floating hinge" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,783,023, issued on Nov. 3.

"Storage drive carrier with a latch arm having a floating hinge" was invented by Jon Ehlen (Georgetown, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage drive carrier apparatus includes a carrier frame configured to secure a storage drive housing and having a proximal end that engages the storage drive housing. The apparatus also includes a latch arm having a first end forming a cam latch and a second end having a spring-loaded latch bolt. A floating hinge couples the latch arm to the proximal end of the carrier frame and allows the latch arm to rotate about an axis that is perpendicular to the lateral and longitu...